Yonkers Real Estate
Welcome to the America Real Estate Directory

Yonkers is located in southeastern New York, on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. It is a residential suburb in the city of New York metropolitan region, adjacent to The Bronx. The city’s large industrial base includes manufacturers of plastics and chemicals. A 2006 real estate survey has estimated the population of Yonkers, New York at 197,852.

This is a temporary banner!

This banner will be removed as soon as a Realtor registers on this page.

More about Yonkers, New York

Originally occupied by a village of the Manhattan people, the site of the present-day city was purchased by the Dutch West India Company in 1639. In 1646 the site formed part of a land grant made to Dutch colonizer Adriaen Van der Donck. He was known as De Jonkheer (the young lord), and the land around the sawmill he built was known as De Jonkheers Landt, from which the name Yonkers is derived. In 1672 ownership of the settlement passed to the Philipse family. During the American Revolution, the manor of Philipsburgh was confiscated in 1779 by colonial forces because of the family’s Royalist sympathies.

Following the coming of the railroad in 1849, the community developed rapidly as an industrial center. In the 1850s Elisha Otis began manufacturing elevators in Yonkers, a business which would continue for 130 years. Yonkers incorporated as a city in 1872. Industrial expansion attracted immigrants from around the world, laying the foundation for the diverse population found in the city today.
Realtors, click here to register on this site.

Real Estate: United States - New York

Vacation Rentals: United States - New York

Official Website for the City of Yonkers, New York
City Hall
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701

Although we try to be as vigilant as possible, we are not responsible for any incorrect information or any misrepresentation that may occur on our site. ©1996 - 2008 America Real Estate Directory. All rights reserved.